Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-10-07

Among the buildings in Little Falls
that have been completed during the
past season are A. Tanners large brick,
store building (50x8O feet in size and
two stories high, Lauermann Bros
wagon shops, the new postofice, Sheriff
Rasicot's fine brick residence, the Ger
man Catholic church (the finest church
building in the city,, Cota's barber shop,
Bourassa's billiard hall, Ostrander's
barber chop. Several other buildings
have also been put up during the seas
on, and improvements have been made
on many more, This does not include
several buildings put up by the Water
company near the dam, where they
have a fine Office building, large tool
house, a boarding house and sleeping
room to accommodate 200 men, stables
for teams, etc.
Hon. FIX. Lafond has purchased a
lot with a frontage of Is feet on Oak
street, and $50 feet deep, just west OF
the property on which the Morrison
county bank building is located. The
property was bought from the Water
Power Company, at SIS per front foot.
Mr.. L. has already begun the construc-
ton of a store building Tor his use in his
business of dealing in -four and feed and
agricultural implements. The building
will be 20x50 feet in size, and compile
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work. It is good.business location.
J: H. Talbert has purchased the vasa-
ly building on the south side of Oak
street and just west of Hamlin's black
smith shop and will use it for planning
and wood working shop. He has pur-
ceased machinery for that purpose, and
has also bought the engine used the last
season in Scott & Sprandeps brick yard.
A force of carpenters are now at work
building an engine house, and making
necessary changes in the main building.
Hon. N. Richardson will Immediately
rebuild dwelling house on the site
wlaere bis former home was burned last
week. He expects to have work on it
commenced in few days. He will not
put it up for permanent structure,
and expects to occupy it only the COM
ing winter, AID hopes to build fine
large residence next year.
L. Vasaly is making Improvements in
his building on the corner of Oak and
Kidder streets, ane when completed it
will be a two story structure 24x72 feet.
1t will be arranged for q boarding
house. and he will rent it for that pur-
pose. It will be several weeks before
the improvements are all completed.
Joseph Ledoux of Belle Prairie has
leased lot on Oak street west of Bou-
rassa's saloon, and will Immediately
put up a building and open up another
saloon. He expects to have it running
in short time.
The extensive Improvements on J. w.
Berg's large tenement house in lower
town have been completed, and it is
now very fine looking building. DR..
Martin and family occupy it. H.
Charles Otremba will put up a dwell
ling house at the lower end of First
street. The lumber is all on the ground
and force of men will soon commene
work on the building. -
Work is progressing rapidly on P. H.
Gross fine brick residence south of N.
Richardson's place. Mr.. Gross will
have very fine house when it is com.
pleted.
John Hamlin,. Jr., is building fine
brick residence in the southeastern
part of town. It will be one of the
finest houses in that neighborhood.
Joseph Lachance's new store building
on upper First street is nearly compile
ted, anu it will probably be soon deci-
ded what business it will engage in.
Work on Henry Green's brick resi-
dence in lower town is progressing
satisfactorily, and the building will be
completed in a short time.
George Keller has completed resi-
dence near George Averill's on Oak
street, west of First. He is now occu-
plying it with his family.
Frank Mansfield has finished the
foundation of his house in the south
part Of town. and will begin on the s,,.
! perstructure. !.5s 5ts: 4 fss
i ]. Il. Talbot Has completed his new
dwelling house on south First street
and it is a very nice looking structure
! August Raymond has moved into his
new house east Of the railroad on Elm
street. He built it a short time ago. ~
]. w. Close has purchased acres 81
land just north Of the town site, and
wilt probably build next season.
/ Calise Doncette has just CO mpleteil !
new dwelling house on Elm street. jus,
west Of First street. zs31ssz5
Anthony Raymond has built new
4 residence ON Chestnut sire ct, just Hes
of NJ. Desotel's. 3=s A
Mrs. Wager Of Rich Prairie is building
II dwelling house in the south part .,
town. I.
Wanted.
Potatoes at Tanners. &
sTRAYED. &
One sOrrel mare, weight about
Il 1900 pounds, large scar on right
/ hind leg Just above pattern joint,
/ The person returning her win 81